The second edition of the Legends Cup – All India Masters Basketball Games brought 72 teams to Goa, with players aged 30 and above competing across men's and women's categories. Videos of players in their 40s and 50s going head-to-head on court have since caught the attention of major sports pages, introducing a much wider audience to India's masters basketball scene.
How often have we heard our dads talk about how they could have been sporting prodigies in their prime? The stories of school teams, inter-college tournaments and all the games they apparently dominated can get a little hard to believe after a point. Turns out, some of them might have been true as per the second edition of the Legends Cup – All India Masters Basketball Games, held in Goa from October 8 to 11, 2026. Bringing together 72 teams from across the country, the tournament had players competing across age categories ranging from 30+ to 60+, with separate men's and women's divisions.
In the 40+ category, the men's competition featured Swish Academy, Legends Satara, Bangalore Warriors, Goa State Warriors, UC Sports Club and Maharashtra South, among others. The women's side brought together Maharashtra, Phoenix, Still Got Game and MillenniumCity Hoophers. There was also a strong showing in the older age groups, with teams competing in the 45+, 50+, 55+ and 60+ categories. From basketball clubs and regional teams to groups with names like Mumbai South East, YMCA Knights Masters Goa and Bank of Baroda, the tournament brought together a fairly wide cross-section of India's basketball community.
Swish Academy's 40+ men's side defeated YMCA Knights Masters Goa 49–40 before recording a 61–40 win over Maharashtra South. In the women's 40+ category, Maharashtra beat Still Got Game 27–14 and went on to defeat Phoenix 39–33. Meanwhile, the 45+ women's competition saw Still Got Game finish with two wins, including a close 30–29 result against Phoenix. The 60+ men's category also featured Good Morning Club, who defeated Maharashtra 26–18.
The women's games were just as competitive, with teams taking part across multiple age categories, from 30+ to 50+. Maharashtra, Phoenix, Still Got Game and MillenniumCity Hoophers were among the teams on court, with close matchups like Still Got Game's 30–29 win over Phoenix in the 45+ category.
The Legends Cup also found an unexpectedly large audience online, with videos from the tournament getting picked up and shared by major sports pages. Watching 40- and 50-year-old men sprint down the court, pull off sharp moves, defend aggressively and play with the kind of competitive fire you'd expect from a much younger team makes for some pretty entertaining footage. The players are clearly there to win, and the games get properly intense, which makes the videos all the more fun to watch. There's an entire generation of Indian basketball players still very much in the game, and the response to these clips has brought that scene in front of an audience that might never have heard of the Legends Cup otherwise.
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